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IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

d'Kong76 Jun 27 2015 07:38 AM

[youtube]lN2rKKw5Pu8[/youtube] Cincinnati at NY Mets When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 27, 2015 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. The New York Mets have made the decision to shift to a six-man starting rotation for the "foreseeable future" and among the reasons is to reduce the workload of ace Matt Harvey in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. Harvey will be on the mound Saturday as the Mets continue their three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. New York general manager Sandy Alderson on Friday laid out the team's plans for six starters, pointing to the need to manage the innings of Harvey and their other young pitchers. "If we were to continue with a five-man rotation, given the fact that he's pitched great - he’s pitched seven innings pretty regularly - those numbers get exceedingly high," Alderson said of Harvey. The Mets, who scored only 11 runs during their 1-7 road trip, continued to struggle at the plate with only two hits in the series opener but they were enough to produce a 2-1 victory. The Reds amassed 43 hits during their three-game series in Pittsburgh but were limited to five singles Friday in falling to 14-24 away from home. TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), WPIX (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Michael Lorenzen (3-2, 2.56 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (7-5, 3.18) Lorenzen matched his longest outing of the season by limiting the Miami Marlins to two runs over seven innings Sunday to win his second straight start. The 23-year-old rookie displayed much better control, walking only one batter after issuing at least three base on balls over his previous five turns. Lorenzen has been tough on right-handed batters, holding them to a collective .213 batting average. Harvey appears to be back on track following a rocky four-start stretch in which he posted a 1-3 record and was tagged for 20 runs and eight homers over 25 innings. He was a hard-luck loser in a 1-0 setback at Atlanta on Sunday despite surrendering one run on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. That came on the heels of seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball versus Toronto on June 16, which boosted Harvey's home record to 4-2 in seven starts. WALK-OFFS: 1. Mets RF Curtis Granderson has homered four times in the last six games. 2. Reds 2B Brandon Phillips has hit safely in all 30 of his career road games versus New York. 3. Mets 3B Ruben Tejada exited Friday's game after he was hit in the elbow by a pitch but X-rays were negative.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 09:31 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

I ain't complainin' But I'd sure like to find me A true, fine glove A Ruben Tejada But that's better and hotta A true, fine glove Cause we don't have Wright And Eric Campbell's been shite And I've suddenly found that we won't win the crown If we don't get our bats out As we roll Steve Matz out — that's key You'll see And Steve's from Setauket So you know he'll bring his family-ee!

SteveJRogers Jun 27 2015 11:00 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Metly lineup... RF The Space Cowboy 3B The Gangster of Love 1B A Picker LF A Grinner SS A Lover CF A Sinner C A Joker P A Smoker 2B A Midnight Toker

SteveJRogers Jun 27 2015 11:03 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Mets Curtis Granderson(L) RF Ruben Tejada(R) 3B Lucas Duda(L) 1B Michael Cuddyer(R) LF Wilmer Flores(R) SS Juan Lagares(R) CF Kevin Plawecki(R) C Matt Harvey(R) P Dilson Herrera(R) 2B Reds Brandon Phillips(R) 2B Joey Votto(L) 1B Todd Frazier(R) 3B Jay Bruce(L) RF Marlon Byrd(R) CF Skip Schumaker(L) LF Ivan De Jesus(S) SS Tucker Barnhart(S) C Michael Lorenzen(R) P

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 27 2015 11:04 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Stupid Mets benching Maurice today of all days.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 02:58 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Hey, we're scoreless in the third, and... IT'S OUTA HERE!!! CURTIS GRANDERSON GOES THE OTHER WAY!!!

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:00 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

I'm thinking Steve Miller ain't getting this one in.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:01 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Can we pretty please drop him into the three-hole?

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:11 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Six more outs make this official. [youtube:2xrzwvg0]cwoiy-Fwm0E[/youtube:2xrzwvg0]

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:14 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Double for Cuddy. Would be HEWJ to get him home with Harvey on the bump and a potential short workday.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:30 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Tied up on a double doing an awfully good impression of a two-base error. Bleh.

Frayed Knot Jun 27 2015 03:30 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

And quickly the weather conditions are acting against our interests.

Frayed Knot Jun 27 2015 03:33 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

The phrase that pays for today is: and the Mets strand another leadoff double

Lefty Specialist Jun 27 2015 03:35 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Just. No. Margin. For. Error. With. This. Team.

Frayed Knot Jun 27 2015 03:37 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Perhaps if they try looking at more called strike threes then things might improve.

Lefty Specialist Jun 27 2015 03:43 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Cadaver is a stiff.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:50 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Five-pitch innings work nicely.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 03:57 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: Perhaps if they try looking at more called strike threes then things might improve. I believe William Safire would have considered it better usage to pluralized it as "strikes three." Anybutts (suck it, Safire), we have a leadoff single and Laggy ahead in the count. Lots of strategy coming up. Nope, ball four almost becomes a double play.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 04:01 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Downside of the pitcher-batting-eighth strategy comes into play here.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 04:07 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Love to see the bases loaded for Grandy or Duda so they can't stack the right side.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 04:09 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Flumb.

Lefty Specialist Jun 27 2015 04:12 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Really getting tired of this not-scoring-runs thing.

Ashie62 Jun 27 2015 04:12 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Suspended game coming I believe. I believe Steve Miller gets 50% pay whether he goes on or not.

Frayed Knot Jun 27 2015 04:46 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

1 HR + 3 doubles + 2 singles + 4 walks in 6 innings = 1 run One almost has to admire that accomplishment considering how tough it is to pull off. I suspect we're going to see a game and a half tomorrow.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 27 2015 05:24 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Does SMB play??????

Ashie62 Jun 27 2015 05:30 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Steve Miller is thinking, " And I don't want to get caught up in any funky shit goin down in the city"

Ashie62 Jun 27 2015 05:34 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Does SMB play?????? Mets web site says "Weather Permitting."

Zvon Jun 27 2015 05:53 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

So they pick it up tomorrow at 1pm?

Frayed Knot Jun 27 2015 06:20 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Zvon wrote: So they pick it up tomorrow at 1pm? Yup, the final 3 innings (or more) of this one followed by the entirety of the regular game. That's 12 more times at bat for the Mets so I predict at least four hits on the afternoon, maybe even as many as six.

seawolf17 Jun 27 2015 06:21 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

edit: Rainchecks only redeemable on a space-available basis for tomorrow's game. Makes sense.

Edgy MD Jun 27 2015 07:57 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

They could have a strange roster situation where the team moves to activate Murphy, but he'll be unable participate in the first game, and Campbell (or Dilson) will have to grind their way through, knowing he'll be dismissed after the continued game. That's already going to be the situation with Verrett, or somebody.

Zvon Jun 27 2015 08:15 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Figures things won't be routinely normal for Matz's start tomorrow.

MFS62 Jun 27 2015 08:16 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Another quirky roster situation - if the Mets had postponed today's game instead of playing it, and made it part of a scheduled double header, they would have been able to add Matz to the roster under the "26 players for a doubleheader" rule. But because tomorrow's two games involve the resumption of a suspended game, I'm not sure if they will have to remove a player (dl? Paternity leave? option? etc.) to add Matz. Later

d'Kong76 Jun 28 2015 10:16 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Anyone know who's pitching when they resume today?

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 10:21 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

My money's on Carlos Torres.

d'Kong76 Jun 28 2015 10:31 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

You appear to be correct!

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 10:47 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

So, is Miller going on between games or after Game Two today? Because if it's half as beautiful in New York as it is in DC, it's a great day for some jungle lovin'.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 11:30 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

d'Kong76 wrote: Anyone know who's pitching when they resume today? whoops. yes, Torres

Zvon Jun 28 2015 11:31 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Edgy MD wrote: So, is Miller going on between games or after Game Two today? Because if it's half as beautiful in New York as it is in DC, it's a great day for some jungle lovin'. Are they picking that up too?

Ashie62 Jun 28 2015 11:48 AM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Zvon wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Anyone know who's pitching when they resume today? whoops. yes, Torres after second game.

d'Kong76 Jun 28 2015 12:38 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Going to extras... *sigh*

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 01:23 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

I've never seen anything like this sustained string of group RiSP incompetence.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 01:56 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Mets are now 5-43 (.116) w/RiSP over the last 8 games But as bad as that sounds, it's actually worse as 2 of those 5 hits didn't even bring in runs even though one of them was a double (remember deGrom tagging up on a ball off the wall?) The 3 hits that did result in RBIs brought in a total of 4 runs [2 1-run singles + 1 2-run single] Most of our other runs this past week have been Granderson solo HRs

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2015 02:00 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

We might not screw thus one up. 1st and 3rd 0 out

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 02:01 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We might not screw thus one up. 1st and 3rd 0 out Got at least a 6% chance of scoring.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2015 02:03 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We might not screw thus one up. 1st and 3rd 0 out Got at least a 6% chance of scoring. Gone down now that Doodoo and Cuddy coming

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 02:04 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

If the SS doesn't bobble that one it was probably a GiDP

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2015 02:06 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

And they win the damn thing.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 02:07 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Well, if we're not going to hit our way to victories we'll just hang around long enough until the opposition walks and errors a run in. btw, that inning tacks on another 0-2 w/RiSP onto that above yucky total.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 02:14 PM Re: IGT 6/27/15 CIN @ NYM: Tweet, The Mets

Two misplays by Votto. Flukey stuff. Big win tho. I hope Matz isn't shittin' bricks back in the clubhouse. He's been sitting around all afternoon just waiting.